Leg pain and numbness

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Recently, as in a couple a months ago, I started noticing pain and nurabness in my right leg. This pain is mostly concentrated in my upper thigh. Sometime I experience pain in my hip. To go along with this my foot will go nurab and feel cold to the touch.
As these symptoms have progressed I have had a few tests done that have all come up with nothing out of the ordinary. These tests include an ENG, MRI of the lower back, X-Rays of my knee and lower back. I have also had an arterial Doppler test conducted. The final test that was done was a bone scan. I have had surgery for a tib/fib break and a rod was placed in my leg. I had the Doctor whom did the surgery look at this to be the cause and that turned out negitave as well.
I am not really sure what is causing this pain however at 25 I don
 
Nurabness may be an important clue. Have you been to a nurologist? If not, I would do so. Nerves in your leg are supposed to send messages to your brain. A nurologist is supposed to be able to figure out why it's not working as it should. What happens if you pinch someone hard on their leg? They likely will say, "ouch!" because the pinch senRAB a message to the brain.

Is it possible that when they operated on your leg they did some damage to the nerves?
 
I agree with John. I have over 30 years of back and legs problems and you need to see a neurologist as they specialize in finding the cause of this. I would call your doc and tell him you are having too many problems and ask to be referred to a neuro. Sometimes, depending on your insurance, you can make the appt. yourself, but many people like to be referred.
 
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The doctor that ordered the ENG, I guess is classified as a Rehab dr. So I will have to go see a neurologist. I am not sure if the surgery is the root of the problem mainly because that was done 4 years ago and the pain only appeared 3 months ago. However that might still play a role. I guess I need to see the nerve Dr. to start me on a better path to find the problem.

Again thanks for all the advice.
 
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